We see a partial Solar eclipse at 27 Aquarius 07 at 1:05 PM Pacific time of the 15th. Aquarius suggests a theme of understanding, beneath the flash of what’s new and original, beneath the trend toward being different, and below the busyness of the intellect and the fussiness of the academic; this is emphasized by the way this New Moon is tucked late in the sign along with the planet Mercury and asteroids Juno and Hygeia, all with less than a 1.25 degree span, so very close together. A New Moon is a time of beginnings, of inception, and in this sign and with these fellow travelers suggests the start to a new way of thinking and feeling centered on a healthy personal sense of empowerment. Somehow we have a better understanding of who we are and of our emotional landscape, and that translates into clearer perceptions in the life area (as determined by subjects of the House) in the natal chart where the eclipse falls.

It also translates into new starts, things begun in the spirit of an emotional need for an intellectual quest–or the intellectual need to discover and connect to the emotions. In whichever way you’re lacking, this Solar eclipse will prompt consideration of the missing facet, likely revealing healthy and fitting ways in which you can empower yourself. This New Moon promises a new and original mindset, tailored to who you are, a revolution in how you approach life itself, a spark that may bring chaos but that ultimately lights the way toward more effective forms of communication between the Self and the Universe. (On a personal note, look to the Houses of the natal chart ruled by Mercury for clues as to and from where that communication might flow).

The Solar eclipse and company also sextiles Uranus, catching Chiron at the midpoint. This implies sudden revelation, with the capacity to heal (most likely) or to wound (a scant possibility). The inclination is to reveal and understand, and so to make a space to heal, or to react radically and cause hurt to the Self or others. The NM also squares Sedna, and we’ll count a wide square to Jupiter, as all together these form a Fixed T-square that is destined to make a bigger splash than we might at first think. The understanding and revelation we receive with the eclipse will create tension among ‘the facts’ or beliefs, and the instincts and those things we ‘know but don’t know’; this discord may lead to the eclipse events, or may spring from them, but in either case will translate into a new understanding, and so to taking a new direction.

One other minor aspect of note: the eclipse is semi-square the point Black Moon Lilith–and of course, that means BML is sesquiquadrate the Earth. This implies that something ignored or denied will cause a problem that leads to eclipse events–or vice versa, that eclipse events bring forward difficult circumstances that have up to now been ignored or denied. This may be, at the time of the eclipse, the most prominent thing, a thing you’d hoped would just go away that now, ‘in your face’, must be dealt with–it could distract from deeper, evolutionary shifts that occur, so that we only later see how much has changed, and what a revelation that change is.

‘The Oak’ By Issak Ilich Levitan c1880 {{PD}}

It all adds up to a kind of revolution, the nature of which is determined by the revelations received; they are instructions on how to empower ourselves in the most positive way possible, and suggest that tension or missteps arise directly from a failure to reconcile the nuts and bolts of the reality picture with our belief system and those things that are a part of our nature. What happens here is described in the Sabian symbol for the eclipse: ‘A Tree Felled And Sawed To Ensure A Supply Of Wood For The Winter’. A resource sacrificed to see us through coming tough times may be what we face with revolution, which is a systemic change meant to foster a better life in a better world–but always, there is a winter that precedes a flourishing spring, one that must be lived through, best we can, as Nature goes through Her cycles and humankind reorganizes into a new system. What happens with the Solar eclipse may be our symbolic supply of wood, meant to see us through a stressful period while the world is rearranged and healed, the terrain becoming ready to bloom around us once again.

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Thank you for this Julie, makes sense to me. My Sth Node is at 29, so a bit wide & yet I am feeling somewhat propelled towards Nth Nodal aims, a bit torn though given as the eclipse occurs in my 4th house, being Cancerian Sun, home/family matters a lot to me & even though it has also been where I have suffered most loss or threatened loss in life & my children are all adults now,, there’s still some inertia to moving on, like something Im still not understanding or is not yet understood by family about me. Not sure, its a bit of a conundrum lol! It may have something to do with my Sun beimg 9th house, thus the philosophy of mothering, home, family, which perhaps has not or I have not met my own expectations or maybe trying too hard to prove myself worthy of home & family. Will give it some attention based on what you have written has triggered a few ideas to surface. Again, many thanks.

Sounds like you’ve drawn the connections and challenges for yourself in this eclipse quite clearly, though with a Cancer 9th House Sun, it may be that every eclipse sees you re-calibrating your role within the family, your dedication to it (especially, ‘What more can I learn?’) at least a bit–since that’s so much of who you are. Best wishes for happy revelations, Debbie!

Yes, thanks again, having dug deep to find whatever tiny thing is still causing discomfort, it may also relate to my personal moral & ethical values & expressing them (Libra moon & ascendant), whether I feel I am being inspired to be or inspiring others whom I am in relationship with to be their best self & of course in the past like most folk, I & others have at times have behaved badly, to put it mildly lol! Thus I have taken this personally as in, my not inspiring others to be their best in relationship with me, must be because I am not worthy or am not as good/fair as I imagine/ hope I am, while others have been very happy to have me carry all the burden of responsiblity of being judged as “the problem” or that its only fair to put others first or if I do what is good for me I am being selfish yada yada, keeping & feeding that notion, over & over. Its been an extremely vicious cycle to break out of, over many years & 56 I do feel Im almost finally there, so working with this eclipse, may be just what Hygeia or “the doctor” orders/commands in order to heal, before my next Saturn return, thank goodness hahaha! So I am embracing it even though part of me jusr wants to run away & hide, no matter much understanding or well practiced I may be regards the power of the mind, even I cannot separate my mind from my mind hahahaha. Hoping what ever ends/begins with this eclipse for each & all, proves it to be a good omen. Blessings

How our behavior affects others, and they ours, is a central problem for most people–glad to see you have so successfully sorted and faced it, and haven’t stopped dealing with it. We could all use that kind of mindful persistence.